Crime & City Diary
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Navy hands over intercepted vessel as EFCC grills 13 suspected oil thieves
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigation of 13 suspected oil thieves and a vessel, MT SWEET MIRI, handed over to the Commission by the Nigerian Navy NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos State. A statement issued by EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, gave the names of the suspects as Abu Smith, Pascal Anyafulu, David Ali, Mba Okpanu,…
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Suspected traffic robbers arrested for assaulting DPO in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael Three suspects have been apprehended in connection with the assault on Chief Superintendent Abaniwonda Tokunbo, the District Police Officer (DPO) of Alausa Division, at the Otedola Bridge in Alausa Ikeja, Lagos State. The incident, which occurred on April 9th around 11 p.m., involved the suspects wielding cutlasses and attacking the DPO, stealing her Samsung S22 phone. “On…
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Nine injured in Lagos gas explosion
By Innocent Raphael A tragic gas explosion rocked the Alayabiagba Community area of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area in Lagos State, causing injuries to nine individuals, including a pregnant woman, and widespread damage to property. The incident, which occurred around 1 pm on Tuesday, sent shockwaves through the neighborhood, prompting a swift response from state fire fighters. According to Margaret Adeseye,…
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EFCC re-arraigns ex-customs boss over alleged N1.9bn contract fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Assistant Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Bridget Okafor before Justice Venchak .S. Gaba of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Kuje, Abuja. Okafor alongside her Company Bridkass Investment Integrated Limited, is facing trial on 13-amended count charges bordering on abuse of office, misappropriation and contract scam to…
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Two commit suicide in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Tragedy struck in Ogun State, as two persons committed suicide at different locations of the state. Spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incidents to newsmen. Odutola said one Opeyemi Lateef, died after he consumed poison, while a 24-year-old lady, Gift Bello, jumped into a well. According to Odutola, Lateef allegedly consumed a…
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Tension as gunmen abduct four in Abuja
By Innocent Raphael Gunmen struck the community of Bmuko, located in Dutse Baupma, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday night, abducting four residents in a brazen attack. Eyewitnesses recounted the harrowing experience revealing that the assailants, numbering more than 30, stormed the residence of one Engineer Patrick, around 11:50 pm. The witness added that the gunmen…
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Anjarwalla’s extradition process has commenced- INTERPOL
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), has said the fleeing crypto chief Nadeem Anjarwalla would be smoked out and extradited to Nigeria to face tax evasion charges leveled against him and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, who is still in the custody of security agents in Abuja. Vice President of INTERPOL (Africa) Executive Committee, Garba Umar, made this known on a…
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Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts
The Federal High Court Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies being investigated for alleged offences bordering on unauthorised dealing in forex exchange, money laundering and terrorism financing. WesternPost reports that Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the accounts be frozen pending conclusion of investigation.…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap father, son in Ondo
A student of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Imeri, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Jethro Onose, and his father, Maliki, have been kidnapped close to the Edo/Ondo State boundary. The incident was made public by an ondo state-based social media influencer, Yemi Fasipe, on his X account earlier on Monday. The father was taking his son, an…
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FX scarcity: Court permits EFCC to freeze 1, 146 individuals, companies accounts
A Federal High Court, Abuja has granted an interim order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze at least 1, 146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over allegations bordering on unauthorised dealing in foreign exchange, among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other offences being investigated by the EFCC bordered on…
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